The difference between Audits and Inspections in a Health and Safety environment

(Transcribed from Video at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJpRJg2P6hIvx7JAQsRAxQ) Most people get confused between a health and safety audit and an inspection. Basically, an inspection is done to monitor the status of health and safety hazards in the workplace. You walk around. You check over, under, around. You check workers to see if they're working safely and following the rules. [...]

2018-11-22T10:20:39-07:00September 27th, 2018|Safety Matters, Video|

Job Safety Analysis and your Health and Safety Program

(Transcribed from Video at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJpRJg2P6hIvx7JAQsRAxQ) Job safety analyses are hazards assessments that you conduct before you got out in the field. It is a step-by-step breakdown of the task or job and for each task, health and safety hazards are identified and control measures are put in place. Job safety analyses are an essential part of [...]

2018-11-22T10:20:39-07:00September 20th, 2018|Video, Safety Matters|

How and Why Interviews are part of an Audit

(Transcribed from Video at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJpRJg2P6hIvx7JAQsRAxQ) When it comes to the audit process, the auditors have to select the interviewees, not the company. They will work with the company in selecting the interviewees, in terms of the fact that they have to know who is there? Who isn't? Who has a good command of the English language, [...]

2018-11-22T10:20:39-07:00September 13th, 2018|Safety Matters, Video|

Avoiding Complacency

(Transcribed from Video at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJpRJg2P6hIvx7JAQsRAxQ) If you receive a high audit score, in your audit, do you not get complacent. Do not think you don't have to do an action plan. You don't have to work on your health and safety program. An audit is snapshot in time. It can change from one moment to the [...]

2018-11-22T10:20:40-07:00September 6th, 2018|Safety Matters, Video|
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